## Etymology
From intermediate + -ion; intermediate from Medieval Latin intermediatus, from Latin intermedius ('in the middle'), from inter- ('between') + medius ('middle').

## AI Etymology
intermediation comes from intermediate + -ion; intermediate from Medieval Latin intermediatus, from Latin intermedius ('in the middle'), from inter- ('between') + medius ('middle'). Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the noun sense is "the action of mediating between parties, especially in finance", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as intermediate, intermediary, mediate, and medium. Its semantic neighborhood includes mediation, brokerage, arbitration, and intercession, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin intermedius and Latin medius.

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